Interesting fact: The capirote (pointed hood) historically was used by the Catholic Church to humiliate and punish people, and later used by penitents who would flagellate themselves for their sins. It still can be seen during Easter celebrations in Spain.

Nobody follows speed limits when driving, so let’s do away with speed limits altogether. Better yet, let’s make a minimum speed limit and set it at 100MPH.

Yes, Timothy McVeigh was able to make a bomb out of a rental truck loaded with nitrogen fertilizer and diesel fuel. Imagine if he had been able to just buy a truck bomb already pre-assembled, but one that was easier to use and was far deadlier. That’s the difference between walking into a gun show and buying a semi-automatic rifle with a large magazine and using a flintlock musket – any jerk with a desire to kill can easily get what they need with no expertise required and slaughter dozens of people in a matter of minutes.

I’ve actually given you examples of Bush and Trump both deciding a course of action against the advice of their generals. You’re the one who was implying Obama was the only one who did so. Just take the loss on this one already…

I’ll let you Google “Trump smarter than generals” for yourself (a phrase he has said on multiple occasions). But I will leave you with this piece from Politico titled “Trump Again Overrules Top Brass” from four months ago: